Well, of course. When you start a dash cam channel on YouTube, Google issues you an experimental teleporter so you can go from place to place without wasting time on the road. They still haven’t given me mine (they still keep flagging my videos as “not advertiser friendly”, and I keep disputing it, and winning, but I digress), that’s the only possible way Roadwaywiz could get all of the video he has. 8000+ videos.

Well, of course. When you start a dash cam channel on YouTube, Google issues you an experimental teleporter so you can go from place to place without wasting time on the road. They still haven’t given me mine (they still keep flagging my videos as “not advertiser friendly”, and I keep disputing it, and winning, but I digress), that’s the only possible way Roadwaywiz could get all of the video he has. 8000+ videos.

...And he's letting me borrow his transporter this weekend so I can travel from Ohio to Louisiana.

Well, of course. When you start a dash cam channel on YouTube, Google issues you an experimental teleporter so you can go from place to place without wasting time on the road. They still haven’t given me mine (they still keep flagging my videos as “not advertiser friendly”, and I keep disputing it, and winning, but I digress), that’s the only possible way Roadwaywiz could get all of the video he has. 8000+ videos.

...And he's letting me borrow his transporter this weekend so I can travel from Ohio to Louisiana.

Always remember where you parked, it's going to come up a lot.

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Well, of course. When you start a dash cam channel on YouTube, Google issues you an experimental teleporter so you can go from place to place without wasting time on the road. They still haven’t given me mine (they still keep flagging my videos as “not advertiser friendly”, and I keep disputing it, and winning, but I digress), that’s the only possible way Roadwaywiz could get all of the video he has. 8000+ videos.

...And he's letting me borrow his transporter this weekend so I can travel from Ohio to Louisiana.

Always remember where you parked, it's going to come up a lot.

Yes, because it's a real pain to tap your key fob to signal where your car is and you left it a thousand miles away.

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...And he's letting me borrow his transporter this weekend so I can travel from Ohio to Louisiana.

Well, don't go to Baker, Louisiana. Not much to see there. We're down to the last 4 days of Mardi Gras right now in New Orleans. Too bad the weather is going to suck in every direction, or I'd be driving away right now.

I've noticed this year, particularly in the New Orleans area, that there are at least 3 spots where overhead pantries and pull through signs have come down (or were never finished being installed) and been replaced with the GDOT style side post mounted guide sign. The difference however, is that the LaDOTD signage is scaled down significantly compared the original signage and is hard to read until you're up close. These have replaced pull throughs at the split from the 310 northbound to the I-10, and on the I-10 eastbound approaching Loyola Dr. There are some in each direction of the Twin Span as well where the trusses were never installed into the supports to complete the gantries. I recall seeing this in Baton Rouge as well, but I don't remember where?

I've noticed this year, particularly in the New Orleans area, that there are at least 3 spots where overhead pantries and pull through signs have come down (or were never finished being installed) and been replaced with the GDOT style side post mounted guide sign. The difference however, is that the LaDOTD signage is scaled down significantly compared the original signage and is hard to read until you're up close. These have replaced pull throughs at the split from the 310 northbound to the I-10, and on the I-10 eastbound approaching Loyola Dr. There are some in each direction of the Twin Span as well where the trusses were never installed into the supports to complete the gantries. I recall seeing this in Baton Rouge as well, but I don't remember where.

I've noticed this year, particularly in the New Orleans area, that there are at least 3 spots where overhead pantries and pull through signs have come down (or were never finished being installed) and been replaced with the GDOT style side post mounted guide sign. The difference however, is that the LaDOTD signage is scaled down significantly compared the original signage and is hard to read until you're up close. These have replaced pull throughs at the split from the 310 northbound to the I-10, and on the I-10 eastbound approaching Loyola Dr. There are some in each direction of the Twin Span as well where the trusses were never installed into the supports to complete the gantries. I recall seeing this in Baton Rouge as well, but I don't remember where?

I've noticed this year, particularly in the New Orleans area, that there are at least 3 spots where overhead pantries and pull through signs have come down (or were never finished being installed) and been replaced with the GDOT style side post mounted guide sign. The difference however, is that the LaDOTD signage is scaled down significantly compared the original signage and is hard to read until you're up close. These have replaced pull throughs at the split from the 310 northbound to the I-10, and on the I-10 eastbound approaching Loyola Dr. There are some in each direction of the Twin Span as well where the trusses were never installed into the supports to complete the gantries. I recall seeing this in Baton Rouge as well, but I don't remember where?

Anybody know what the deal is?

This might be due to hurricanes or dump truck beds tearing down the gantries.

This might be due to hurricanes or dump truck beds tearing down the gantries.

Maybe the Irish Bayou one(*), but definitely not the ones at I-110 in Baton Rouge.

* I just noticed that the Irish Bayou sign is in Clearview. All of the other ones that I've seen (I-10 at I-110, I-10 at LA 49, I-10 at US 165) are in FHWA.

It's possible that DOTD is working on replacing the gantries for these signs but hasn't gotten to them yet. They're well into a major sign/gantry project at the I-12/55 cloverleaf in which all of the old trapezoidal gantries are being replaced. I'd be surprised if these signs are permanent installations--oh wait, this is Louisiana, no I'm not.

The signs on the Twin Spans were changed out prior to August of 2016 when this pic was taken. Streetview shows the old gantry there in June of 2015, and the new sign in July of 2016. Some time between June of 2011 and June of 2015, the mythical town of Lakeshore was added to the old gantry sign.

And this one is in Clearview. Louisiana released a bunch of new signs right before the ban on Clearview.

Wow.....those signs are tiny! I need to squint just sitting here at my desk; can't imagine someone trying to read the text at 70-75. Now, I can understand the financial issues involved in reconstructing the gantries (likely toppled or bent during a severe storm), but these replacements just don't cut it for longer-term service. And to attempt an inside-shoulder APL substitute -- and a particularly poor one at that -- goes beyond the pale. Even if LADOT has to emulate CA's insistence on 120" height for less wind resistance (and this would be a good place to revisit the slatted-surface concept), get those gantries back up as soon as possible!